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unaware

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un·a·ware  (n-wâr)
adj.
Not aware or cognizant.
adv.
Unawares.

una·warely adv.
una·wareness n.
Usage Note: Unaware, followed by a prepositional phrase with of (expressed or implied), is the usual adjectival form modifying a noun or pronoun or following a linking verb: Unaware of the difficulty, I went ahead. She plunged into a dangerous situation wholly unaware. He was unaware of my presence. Unawares is the usual adverbial form: The rain caught them unawares (without warning). They came upon it unawares (without design or plan).

unaware [ˌʌnəˈwɛə]
adj
1. (postpositive) not aware or conscious (of) unaware of the danger he ran across the road
2. not fully cognizant of what is going on in the world he's the most unaware person I've ever met
adv
a variant of unawares
unawarely  adv
unawareness  n
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Adj.1.unaware - (often followed by `of') not awareunaware - (often followed by `of') not aware; "seemed unaware of the scrutiny"; "unaware of the danger they were in"; "unaware of the newborn hope"; "the most unaware person I've known"
asleep - in a state of sleep; "were all asleep when the phone rang"; "fell asleep at the wheel"
unwitting - not aware or knowing; "an unwitting subject in an experiment"
unconscious - not conscious; lacking awareness and the capacity for sensory perception as if asleep or dead; "lay unconscious on the floor"
insensible - incapable of physical sensation; "insensible to pain"; "insensible earth"
aware, cognisant, cognizant - (sometimes followed by `of') having or showing knowledge or understanding or realization or perception; "was aware of his opponent's hostility"; "became aware of her surroundings"; "aware that he had exceeded the speed limit"

unaware
adjective ignorant, unconscious, oblivious, in the dark (informal), unsuspecting, uninformed, unknowing, heedless, unenlightened, unmindful, not in the loop (informal), incognizant She was unaware that she was being filmed.
knowing, aware, conscious, informed, attentive, mindful, in the loop (informal)
Translations
unaware [ˈʌnəˈwɛəʳ] ADJ to be unaware thatignorar que ...
she was unaware that she was being filmedno se había dado cuenta de que la estaban filmando
I am not unaware thatno ignoro que ...
to be unaware of sthignorar algo, no darse cuenta de algo
I was unaware of the regulationsignoraba el reglamento

unaware [ˌʌnəˈwɛər] adj
to be unaware of sth → ignorer qch
I was unaware of the regulations → J'ignorais le règlement.
to seem unaware of sth → ne pas sembler conscient(e) de qch
to seem unaware of sb → sembler ne pas remarquer qn
She seemed quite unaware of the other people sitting around her → Elle semblait ne pas remarquer du tout les gens assis autour d'elle.
to be unaware that ... → ignorer que ...
She was unaware that she was being filmed → Elle ignorait qu'elle était filmée.

unaware
adj pred to be unaware of somethingsich (dat)einer Sache (gen)nicht bewusst sein; I was unaware of his presenceich hatte nicht bemerkt, dass er da war; I was unaware that he was interestedes war mir nicht bewusst or ich war mir nicht bewusst, dass er interessiert war; I was unaware that there was a meeting going onich wusste nicht, dass da gerade eine Besprechung stattfand; not unaware of somethingsich (dat)einer Sache (gen)durchaus bewusst; I was not unaware that …es war mir durchaus bewusst or klar, dass …; he’s so unawareer weiß überhaupt nicht Bescheid; politically unawareohne politisches Bewusstsein

unaware [ˌʌnəˈwɛəʳ] adj to be unaware of sth/that ...non rendersi conto di or ignorare qc/che...

unaware
adj unaware [anəˈweə]
not aware or not knowing I was unaware of the man's presence. onbewus غَيْر مُدْرِك който не знае netušící uvidende om nicht gewahr που αγνοεί, που δεν έχει αντιληφθεί ignorante, inconsciente mitteteadlik بی اطلاع tietämätön ignorant de, inconscient de לא מוּדָע बेखबर, अनभिज्ञ nesvjestan nem tud vmiről sem veit ekki um/af e-u inconsapevole, inconscio 気づかない 의식하지 못하는 nežinantis nenojaust; nezināt; neaptvert tdk sedar zich niet bewust uvitende om nieświadomy desconhecedor surprins не знающий netušiaci ne vedoč nesvestan ovetande, omedveten ไม่รู้ farkında olmayan, habersiz 未察覺到的,不知道的 непоінформований; такий, що не знає ناواقف không nhận thức được
take (someone) unawares
to surprise or startle (someone) He came into the room so quietly that he took me unawares. onkant betrap على حين غَرَّه неочаквано překvapit, vylekat overrumple (jemanden) überraschen πιάνω στον ύπνο, αιφνιδιάζω coger a alguien desprevenido (kedagi) üllatama غافلگیر کردن؛ ترساندن yllättää prendre qqn à l'improviste לְהַפתִיע אוֹתוֹ अचानक zaskočiti (hirtelen) meglep vkit koma (e-m) að óvörum (cogliere alla sprovvista) 不意打ちを食わせる 깜짝 놀라게 하다 užklupti (ką) iš netyčių, išgąsdinti (ką) pārsteigt; nobiedēt memeranjatkan verrassen overrumple, komme overraskende zaskoczyć/wystraszyć (kogoś) apanhar de surpresa lua (pe cineva) pe nepregătite застать врасплох prekvapiť iznenaditi iznenaditi överrumpla ngn ทำให้ประหลาดใจ şaşırtmak, gafil avlamak 出其不意地 захопити зненацька اچانک không có ý thức


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If we know that our own men are in a condition to attack, but are unaware that the enemy is not open to attack, we have gone only halfway towards victory.
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